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20 Jul

Star Trek Film Festival enters town at warp speed

Sean Payne0 CommentsFilmFilm, film festival, filmmaking

Whether you are a long in the jaw devotee of Star Trek raised on a diet of classic, Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, or a newer entry to the Trek universe through the recent dizzyingly paced JJ Abrams films, Blackpool's Opera House in the wonderful Winter Gardens has a treat lined up for you from next Sunday. I'm going to avoid all Star Trek related puns in this preview as the news of a Star Trek film festival in Blackpool deserves a little more respect than that. From Sunday 24 to the 30 of July the Opera House will be…

12 Jul

Winter Gardens Film Festival back for 2017

Blackpool Social Club0 CommentsFilmFilm, film festival, filmmaking

The Winter Gardens Film Festival will return in February 2017, promising to brighten the month with an eclectic selection of modern and classic black-and-white films. However, if you’re not content merely to watch movies, but also dream of seeing your own short film screened at the festival, keep reading, as the festival’s organisers have announced a competition that gives budding film makers a chance to make that dream a reality. The festival is scheduled to take place on Friday 3rd, Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th February 2017 at the Winter Gardens (where else?). The full lineup will be announced over…

21 Jan

Winter Gardens Film Festival 2016 preview

Catherine Mugonyi2 CommentsFilm, HeritageFilm, film festival, filmmaking

With less than a week to go until the first Winter Gardens Film Festival, altblackpool takes a look at the hot tickets at this new weekend event. The Winter Gardens Film Festival is a new event that brings the best of modern and classic black and white film to the spectacular historical setting of the Blackpool Winter Gardens. The main screenings will take place in the magnificent Opera House, which was opened by Jessie Matthews and Sonny Hale in 1939 as one of the most luxurious and sophisticated combination theatres and super cinemas of the pre-war period. There will also be screenings…

15 Jan

Fylde Film Society

Clancy0 CommentsFilm, Local NewsFilm, film festival, filmmaking

This year sees the Fylde Film Society embark on its 67th season. Formed in 1948 as Lytham St Annes Film Society, with the sponsorship of the Royal Air Forces Association, it screened its first film, Mr Deeds Goes to Town using a 16mm projector at the Ansdell Institute. Membership for the first season, which comprised 13 films, was 15 shillings. The slogan for the society was ‘The Study and Advancement of Film Art’ and that first season set the tone for the society by screening films from across the world, often accompanied by short films. The society flourished and in 1951 it…